In Kankakee County’s Pembroke Township, race, poverty, farming, Nicor gas pipeline converge – Chicago Sun-Times*

As many Illinois politicians talk about moving toward a clean energy future, Hopkins Park mayor Mark Hodge has found support from U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, a number of state lawmakers and the Rev. Jesse Jackson to put more than 30 miles of natural gas pipeline in a poor, Black community in the name of economic development.